azimuth
Astronomy, Navigation. the arc of the horizon measured clockwise from the south point, in astronomy, or from the north point, in navigation, to the point where a vertical circle through a given heavenly body intersects the horizon.
Surveying, Gunnery. the angle of horizontal deviation, measured clockwise, of a bearing from a standard direction, as from north or south.
Origin of azimuth
1Other words from azimuth
- az·i·muth·al [az-uh-muhth-uhl], /ˌæz əˈmʌθ əl/, adjective
- az·i·muth·al·ly, adverb
Words Nearby azimuth
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How to use azimuth in a sentence
Variables like weather, azimuth, elevation, crude launchers, and rocket viability quickly add up.
Dodging Rockets in Afghanistan as the Taliban’s Fighting Season Begins | Nick Willard | May 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne Kelvin standard compass, with azimuth mirror on compass platform.
Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' | British GovernmentWebb at once proceeded to take full magnetic declination, time and azimuth observations, Laseron recording for him.
The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas MawsonThe angle which this line makes with a line pointing due south is called the sun's azimuth.
A Text-Book of Astronomy | George C. ComstockThe azimuth of a star is the angle between the meridian and the vertical circle passing through the star.
A Text-Book of Astronomy | George C. Comstock
The direction EP gives the azimuth of the wave-path, or its direction along the surface of the earth.
A Study of Recent Earthquakes | Charles Davison
British Dictionary definitions for azimuth
/ (ˈæzɪməθ) /
astronomy nautical the angular distance usually measured clockwise from the north point of the horizon to the intersection with the horizon of the vertical circle passing through a celestial body: Compare altitude (def. 3)
surveying the horizontal angle of a bearing clockwise from a standard direction, such as north
Origin of azimuth
1Derived forms of azimuth
- azimuthal (ˌæzɪˈmʌθəl), adjective
- azimuthally, adverb
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Scientific definitions for azimuth
[ ăz′ə-məth ]
The position of a celestial object along an observer's horizon. Azimuth is a horizontal angle measured clockwise in degrees from a reference direction, usually the north or south point of the horizon, to the point on the horizon intersected by the object's line of altitude (a line from the observer's zenith through the object to the horizon). If north is the reference point (0°), then east has an azimuth of 90°, south is 180°, and so forth through 360°. See more at altazimuth coordinate system.
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